[xubuntu-users] Trying to get Broadcom Wifi working

[Lee Gold]

Also Xubuntu wants to send crash reports all the time after I did this.


  

On Fri, Aug 2, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Lee Gold wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have an HP Pavillion dv6000 it has a Broadcom BM4311 chip for WiFi.
> Wifi doesn't work.
> 
> I tried running:
> 
> sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source
> 
> But there seems to be a problem. I run it and it finally says "DKMS:
> Install Completed" but just hangs at that point and the command prompt
> never comes back. I do control-c. Every time I boot to recovery mode and
> do repair pakages it says something is wrong and goes through this
> instsall process and again ends with DKMS: Install Completed" just
> hangs.
> 
> It doesn't seem like the command is fully executing. I wait for a long
> time. Soemthing seems wrong - not sure.
> 
> Any suggestions appreciated. Using Xubuntu 12.04
>   
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